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# Diamond League

This year
2023
# Limerick lady
Sarah Lavin sets new personal best to clinch second at Stockholm Diamond League
The 29-year-old won a bronze medal at the European Games last week.
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Jul 3rd 2023, 8:22 AM
# Running
Mageean finishes in 11th at Diamond League as Sonia O'Sullivan record broken
Ethiopia’s Birke Haylom broke O’Sullivan’s record in Oslo.
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Jun 16th 2023, 8:41 AM
# Bullet
Fourth for Mageean at Diamond League as Kenya's Kipyegon sets 1,500m world record
Mageean finished behind second-placed Laura Muir and Jessica Hull.
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Jun 2nd 2023, 9:47 PM
# Review
Mixed fortunes for Irish trio in Doha
Thomas Barr, Mark English and Sarah Lavin were all in action today.
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May 5th 2023, 11:41 PM
Last year
2022
# Keep It Going
Second place for brilliant Mageean behind Olympic champion in Diamond League 1,500m
The Portaferry star finished just behind the World and Olympic Champion Faith Kipyegon.
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Sep 8th 2022, 7:48 PM
# History
History for Ciara Mageean as she breaks Sonia O'Sullivan's long-standing Irish record
Her victory in the 1500m in the Diamond League in Brussels came in a time of three minutes 56.63 seconds.
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Sep 2nd 2022, 9:44 PM
# Athletics
McCann sets new national record at Monaco Diamond League
The 24-year-old broke the previous national 1,000m record which was set in 1996.
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Aug 10th 2022, 8:48 PM
# stride
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah clocks 10.83 seconds to remain unbeaten
Elswhere. highly anticipated for his first 400m hurdles of the season, world record holder Karsten Warholm abruptly pulled up after clearing the first of ten hurdles
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Jun 5th 2022, 9:44 PM
All time
# star-studded field
Thompson-Herah storms to 100m Diamond League glory in Zurich
Norway’s Karsten Warholm made his first outing in the 400m hurdles since setting a sensational world record of 45.94sec when winning gold in Tokyo.
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Sep 9th 2021, 10:10 PM
# Diamond League
Elaine Thompson-Herah narrowly misses out on breaking 33-year-old 100m record
Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Olympics after testing positive for cannabis, finished last in 11.14 in her first race back following a one-month ban.
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Aug 21st 2021, 10:44 PM
# ACHIEVEMENT
Mo Farah breaks one hour run world record
The 37-year-old was around 10 metres behind record pace at the halfway stage but gradually increased the tempo.
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Sep 4th 2020, 10:01 PM
# bitterswede
Off-day for Ciara Mageean in Stockholm as Britain's Laura Muir sparkles
Mageean was seeking a new Irish record in the 1500m, but was among those left in Muir’s wake.
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Aug 23rd 2020, 4:36 PM
# Lightning
Ciara Mageean smashes Sonia O'Sullivan's national record with blistering 1,000m time
Mageean’s time was the ninth-fastest ever run over 1,000m by a woman.
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Aug 14th 2020, 9:39 PM
# on fire
Donegal's Mark English powers home to 800m gold at Diamond League
Thomas Barr and Sarah Healy were also flying the flag in Birmingham.
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Aug 18th 2019, 4:15 PM
# Backtrack
Semenya invited to compete in Rabat after initially being denied entry
Rabat race organisers have given Caster Semenya the green light to compete on Sunday after initially snubbing the South African.
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Jun 14th 2019, 6:52 PM
# razor tight
Barr claims second by narrowest margin in Oslo to maintain fine Diamond League form
The Waterford man set a season’s best time to finish behind Norwegian world champion, Karsten Warholm.
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Jun 13th 2019, 9:04 PM
# Athletics
Barr just shy of season's best with fourth-place finish in Rome
The Waterford native missed out on a podium place, but improved on his performance in Stockholm last week.
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Jun 6th 2019, 8:07 PM
# Athletics
Thomas Barr earns podium finish at Diamond League meet in Stockholm
The Waterford native finished third in the 400m hurdles this evening.
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May 30th 2019, 9:39 PM
# Diamond League
'I’m very happy with that': Thomas Barr records fastest-ever season opener in China
The 26-year-old now turns his attention to the IAAF World Championships at the end of September.
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May 18th 2019, 2:40 PM
# Tug of War
Watch: Ethiopian athlete pulls race leader's shorts in bizarre finish to men's 5,000m
Two runners got tangled up on the final bend of the race at Lausanne’s Athletissima IAAF Diamond League meeting.
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Jul 6th 2018, 4:15 PM
# getting better
Thomas Barr produces season's best performance in Diamond League
The Waterford native finished eighth with a time of 49.53.
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Jun 7th 2018, 11:07 PM
# One Mo Mile
Mo Farah wins his last ever track race after thrilling finish in 5,000m
The four-time Olympic champion will now turn his attention to road races in the future.
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Aug 25th 2017, 10:31 AM
# back on track
Thunderstruck! Usain Bolt clocks first sub-10 second time of the season in Monaco
The eight-time Olympic champion won the 100m at the Monaco Diamond League in a time of 9.95 seconds.
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Jul 22nd 2017, 2:32 PM
# Usain Bold
Usain Bolt's team refute allegations they had rival “booted out” of Diamond League race
Canada’s Andre De Grasse, long mooted as Bolt’s heir, will not face the Jamaican tomorrow.
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Jul 20th 2017, 5:57 PM
# Time to say goodbye
'It will be a day I remember for the rest of my life': Mo Farah announces last British track race
The four-time Olympic champion will run his last British track race at the Grand Prix in Birmingham.
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Jul 13th 2017, 5:29 PM
# pace to burn
Watch: Ireland's 4x100m relay team smash national junior record at Diamond League event
What a performance from Molly Scott, Sharlene Mawdsley, Gina Akpe Moses and Ciara Neville.
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Jul 7th 2017, 2:28 PM
# Going Well
Mark English earns spot at Worlds after second-place finish in Diamond League
The Letterkenny native qualified for London with a time of 1.45.42 in Stockholm.
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Jun 18th 2017, 5:54 PM
# yes boys
Thomas Barr delivers big finish to take third place in his first Diamond League of the season
The Waterford native impressed in a quick race in Norway.
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Jun 16th 2017, 1:13 AM
# Close Call
This incredible javelin throw almost struck a cameraman at the Diamond League
The cameraman doesn’t move an inch despite the javelin appearing to come straight for him.
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May 5th 2017, 9:22 PM
# 100m sprint
Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse all out-classed in the Diamond League
Akani Simbine of South Africa thundered home in first place in a time of 9.99 seconds.
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May 5th 2017, 8:39 PM
# all over barr the shouting
Thomas Barr concludes his season with fine performance in the Diamond League
Barr finished fourth in the Olympic final in Rio, but couldn’t replicate that performance in Switzerland tonight.
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Sep 1st 2016, 9:23 PM
# formidable
VIDEO: Caster Semenya hammers out Rio warning in Doha
In doubly bad news for her rivals in an Olympics year, the South African admitted afterwards she had held back.
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May 6th 2016, 11:01 PM
# high performer
Waterford man Barr produced a storming run at a prestigious event in Qatar
The 22-year-old delivered another superb run to underline his rich talent.
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May 15th 2015, 6:35 PM
# Sky rockets in flight
It's Your Usain Bolt Riding A Rocket Picture Of The Day
The Olympic 100m champ sure knows how to make an entrance.
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Jul 26th 2013, 7:37 PM
# Focus
Analysis: Gay's roller-coaster career runs into final barrier
The 30-year-old American had run the fastest time in the world this year of 9.75 seconds.
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Jul 14th 2013, 8:00 PM
# Doping
Athletics world rocked as Gay, Powell and Simpson test positive for banned substance
It’s been a dramatic day in the world of elite sprinting.
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Jul 14th 2013, 5:03 PM
# Money Talks
That's a lot of zeroes! Diamond League organisers splash out to bring Bolt to Paris
Guess how much his appearance fee is?
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Feb 27th 2013, 10:39 AM
# Comeback
Farah savours fans' reaction on track return
The British athlete triumphed in the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League today.
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Aug 26th 2012, 8:20 PM
# Diamond League
Cashing in: Blake passes on 'arrogant' £25k offer from UK athletics
Instead of picking up chump change in Birmingham, Yohann Blake will bag £300,000 in the next three weeks.
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Aug 23rd 2012, 4:06 PM
# speed kings
Ah well: No more Bolt v Blake races this season
The fastest men in the world will be back in competition tomorrow, but in separate events.
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Aug 22nd 2012, 1:42 PM
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